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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “bluff” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

56 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
bluff13441383(None) 
blaff135216481blaff
bluffs14388371bluffs
buff125229861b_uff
fluff103913611fluff
luff104426701_luff
sluff114016811sluff
baff124632272b_aff
biff125026892b_iff
blaffs14426622blaffs
blub85324872blu_b
blubs95818152blubs
blue65328462blu_e
blued84520322blued
bluer74918492bluer
blues75127042blues
bluet75631192bluet
bluey104817052bluey
bluffed16326432bluffed
bluffer15396882bluffer
bluffly1833432bluffly
blume95619892blume
blunt75525022blunt
blur66020532blu_r
blurb95214902blurb
blurs74619082blurs
blurt77625622blurt
blush105115312blush
boff124727332b_off
bouffe14438312bouffe
buffi136112202b_uffi
buffo135112182b_uffo
buffs135519512b_uffs
buffy165013372b_uffy
bumf116126512b_umf
chuff164812492chuff
cliff135917132cliff
cuff125327992_cuff
duff114326642_duff
fluffs11347782fluffs
fluffy14315782fluffy
gliff124915662gliff
gruff124712142gruff
guff114624932_guff
huff135623842_huff
luffa11409022_luffa
luffs114516282_luffs
muff124723862_muff
pouff135215422pouff
puff125525432_puff
ruff105127652_ruff
scuff133914892scuff
sluffs12349582sluffs
snuff113514042snuff
stuff113817052stuff
tuff104528522_tuff

Search took 2 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter178691538000.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit53800561.36039558.8
3Display Results56560.0163500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691561.469121641.3
 
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